Investing.com – Brazil equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Financials, Real Estate and Electric Power sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa declined 0.77%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (SA:SUZB3), which rose 6.17% or 2.11 points to trade at 36.31 at the close. EDP - Energias do Brasil SA (SA:ENBR3) added 2.98% or 0.41 points to end at 14.16 and Vale SA (SA:VALE3) was up 2.59% or 1.42 points to 56.27 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Petroleo Brasileiro SA (SA:PETR3), which lost 4.61% or 1.29 points to trade at 26.70 in late trade. Tim Participacoes SA (SA:TIMP3) declined 4.55% or 0.54 points to end at 11.33 and Petroleo Brasileiro SA PN (SA:PETR4) shed 4.30% or 1.09 points to 24.24.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 254 to 155 and 27 ended unchanged on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 1.89% to 40.40.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.01% or 0.10 to $1201.40 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 8.01% or 4.80 to hit $55.13 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract fell 0.82% or 0.90 to trade at $109.25 .
USD/BRL was up 0.94% to 3.8031, while EUR/BRL rose 1.47% to 4.2886.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.31% at 97.08.